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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1016] (1171/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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1016
caused his proceedings in Bahrain to be watched with attention ; but it
did not appear that his journey in this instance had any political motive.
Friction In March 1892 an attack was made on the marauding Bani Hajir,
Bani Hajir, probably in Hasa^ by a relative of the Shaikh of Kuwait, who killed four
1892. 0 f them and carried off a number of their camels and sheep ; and some
what later the Bani Hajir retaliated by surprising a Kuwait boat at
night and killing two of the crew.
SHAIKH MUHAMMAD-BIN-SUBAH.
1892-96.
Internal history of Kuwait, and relatious with the Turks,
1892-96.
Despatch of
a force to the
aid of the
Tnrks in
Hasa, 1893.
as^assina-
tion of
Shaikh
Muhammad,
1896.
Shaikh 'Abdullah was succeeded by his full brother Muhammad,
whose Shaikhship was short and, except for the manner of its ending,
uneventful.
Shaikh Muhammad was before long invited by the Turks to co-operate
in restoring order in Hasa, where in 1892 serious troubles had broken
out j and in March 1893 Mubarak-bin-Subah arrived in Hasa for this
purpose w ith a large force of Bedouins, having marched all the way by
land from Kuwait.
In Ma;v 1896 Shaikh Muhammad, along with his full brother Jarrah,
was assassinated in the interests of his half-brother Mubarak ; Muham
mad, it was said, fell by the hand of Mubarak himself, while Jarrah was
killed by another of the family, assisted by a man of the ; Ajman tribe.
It is not clear whether this event was due to public or domes
tic differences, or whether it was prompted solely by greed and
ambition on the part of Mubarak, According to one account Shaikh
Muhammad was generally unpopular as a ruler; and this much at least
is certain, that the Kuwait public showed no signs of disapproval.
British relations with Kuwait, 1892-96
Political
status of
Kuwait.
During the short period of Muhammad's rule British relations with
Kuwait were still in abeyance, and there was no sign as yet of any
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
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Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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